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Underground Railroad

Proposals Sought for Sojourner Truth Monument

October 1, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) from potential private sector partners to design, build and install a monument in commemoration of famed abolitionist and suffragette Sojourner Truth.

The monument of Sojourner Truth will be sited at the Walkway Over the Hudson along the Empire State Trail in Ulster County, where she was born. Truth was born into slavery circa 1797, sold three times, and ultimately escaped to freedom in 1826. She went on to become a noted abolitionist and women’s rights advocate until her death in 1883. [Read more…] about Proposals Sought for Sojourner Truth Monument

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Historic Preservation, Political History, Slavery, Sojouner Truth, State Parks, Underground Railroad, Walkway Over The Hudson, womens history

Adirondack Diversity Research Focus of Historians Day

September 19, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack History MuseumThe Adirondack History Museum has announced their annual Historian’s Day event has been set for Friday, October 12th, from 10 am to 2 pm. This years theme is “Researching Diversity in the Adirondacks” and will feature three guest presenters. [Read more…] about Adirondack Diversity Research Focus of Historians Day

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Adirondack HIstory Museum, Adirondacks, Black History, diversity, Genealogy, Indigenous History, Native American History, North Star Underground RR Museum, Underground Railroad

An 1836 Utica Fugitive Slave Escape and Rescue

September 17, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Hayden BuildingActivist, historian, author, and Utica native Deirdre Sinnott is set to present “Underground Railroad: The 1836 Escape, Arrest, and Rescue in Utica of George and Harry Bird” on Wednesday, September 26th at 5:30 pm at the Oneida County Historical Society.

The presentation is the culmination of extensive research by Sinnott and local Oneida County historians to demystify the 180-year-old story of two enslaved men who were encouraged by their dying mistress to run from their home in Woodstock, VA and find the path from slavery to freedom. [Read more…] about An 1836 Utica Fugitive Slave Escape and Rescue

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Mohawk Valley, Oneida County History Center, Political History, Slavery, Underground Railroad, Utica

Clinton Co Underground RR, Antislavery Site Tours Set

June 7, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

north star underground railroad musuemThe North Star Underground Railroad Museum has announced the return of its popular mini-bus tours of antislavery and underground railroad sites in Keeseville and Peru.

New this year, photo albums will help passengers follow the narrative, new information has been added on the Episcopal and Wesleyan Churches, and passengers can hear the recently discovered story of a man who escaped from Baltimore, Maryland, and reached Canada via Albany, Saratoga, Warren, Essex and Clinton Counties. [Read more…] about Clinton Co Underground RR, Antislavery Site Tours Set

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Clinton County, North Star Underground RR Museum, Underground Railroad

Historic Palmyra Underground Railroad Event

March 26, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

western presbyterianA Historic Palmyra Underground Railroad event has been set for April 19th, from 6:30 to 9 pm at the Alling Coverlet Museum, 122 William St., Palmyra, Wayne County, NY. [Read more…] about Historic Palmyra Underground Railroad Event

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Palmyra, Underground Railroad

Underground RR Conference Set For Albany Mar 9-11

February 12, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Underground RR ConferenceThe 17th Annual Underground Railroad Public History Convention is set for March 9-11, 2018, at the Cultural Education Center and Albany Capital Center and The Visitors Center of Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Convention will include workshops, round tables, exhibits, vendors, art exhibitions and raffles. Attendees are encouraged to come dressed in period attire. [Read more…] about Underground RR Conference Set For Albany Mar 9-11

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Albany, Conferences, Underground Railroad, Underground Railroad History Project

Albany Discussion On Slavery March 9th

February 12, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and Son of the Slave Trade with Sharon Morgan and Tom DeWolf will be held on Friday, March 9th at 7 pm.

Morgan and DeWolf will answer the question “What is the legacy of the institution of slavery?” and offer hope that reconciliation and healing are possible in a nation rife with conflict, division, and racism. [Read more…] about Albany Discussion On Slavery March 9th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Albany, New York State Archives, Underground Railroad, Underground Railroad History Project

UGRR Archaeology Open House At The Myers House

July 20, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

myers houseOn Thursday, July 27 from 8 am to 2 pm, the Myers House in Albany will host an Archaeology Open House.

A six-week archaeological field school is now exploring the backyards of the Myers house, Thomas Elkins residence, and Ten Broeck Mansion in search of clues about the lives of African Americans who helped establish the Arbor Hill community during the early 19th century and the role of prominent community leaders in the struggle for justice and freedom.

Stephen and Harriet Myers were instrumental in the success of the Underground Railroad during the mid-nineteenth century. Today, their former residence is preserved as a significant historic site in Albany and a cornerstone of African American heritage in the Arbor Hill neighborhood. [Read more…] about UGRR Archaeology Open House At The Myers House

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Albany, Black History, Myers House, Underground Railroad

New Book On Wayne County Underground Railroad

May 13, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Marjory Allen Perez, former Wayne County Historian, has announced the completion of her new book, Final Stop, Freedom!: The Underground Railroad Experience in Wayne County, New York (Herons Bend Productions, 2017).

The book includes biographical sketches of men and women who boarded the Underground Railroad between 1800 and 1865. Thomas and Agnes Watkins were brought as slaves from Virginia to Sodus Bay by Captain William Helm about 1800. In 1810 they fled from slavery, taking with them their infant son, Edward. Loyd and Susan Chase and their six children arrived in Macedon, New York about 1844, but within a few years felt compelled to continue their journey to freedom, moving to Canada. In 1863, William Scott, then known as William Bacome, took advantage of the disruptions of the Civil War in Tennessee to begin his odyssey to freedom, traveling first to Massachusetts and eventually to Huron, New York, where he set down deep routes and raised his family. [Read more…] about New Book On Wayne County Underground Railroad

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Slavery, Underground Railroad, Wayne County

Owner Mars Underground RR Stop, Seeks Legalization

September 5, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hopper-Gibbons House339 West 29th Street, aka the Hopper-Gibbons House in the Lamartine Place Historic District is a former Underground Railroad stop in Chelsea, Manhattan.

The house and the row was designated as an historic district for cultural reasons – the family of no. 339 was violently attacked in the 1863 Draft Riots for harboring runaway slaves. The abolitionists escaped via the rooftop, hopping house to house until ultimately making a safe exit through a neighboring home. [Read more…] about Owner Mars Underground RR Stop, Seeks Legalization

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Historic Districts Council, Historic Preservation, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan, NYC, Underground Railroad

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